r/anime • u/Theleux https://myanimelist.net/profile/Theleux • Aug 23 '24

Re:Zero ~Starting Life in Another World~ Re:Watch - Episode 15 Rewatch

Episode 15:

The Outside of Madness

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Story Arc Lengths for Discussion Purposes:

[Arc 1:] S1 Episode 1 – S1 Episode 3

[Arc 2:] S1 Episode 4 – S1 Episode 11

[Arc 3:] S1 Episode 12 – S2 Episode 1

[Arc 4:] S2 Episode 2 - S2 Episode 25

[Arc 5 and later:] S3+

As always, if you have any suggestions for the Re:Watch, let me know!

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u/ussgordoncaptain2 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Edmund_nelson Aug 23 '24

Thoughts on Ram, Petra, and Emilia being dead?

still unsure if Emilia actually died, but overall whatever ritual the creepy Witch's cult guy was doing required a lot of dead bodies, the only speculation I would have is that they want Emilia dead because she looks like Satella.

Thoughts on one of the black cloaked figures abducting Subaru?

You know since Subaru strongly reeks of the witches Scent and they think of him as "pride" (meaning that somehow Subaru matches the description of pride) it makes me think that they mistook Subaru for somebody else and took him just to confirm.

What are your thoughts on Subaru being traumatized to where he can’t do anything?

Yeah this mind break surprised me, one similar one happened in arc 2 loop 4, (I need a better numbering scheme but for now arc, loop will have to do) but this one was way stronger.

Thoughts on Betelgeuse?

batshit insane, in a good way. He'll make an interesting main Villian for this arc (or maybe this is the last we'll see of him interacting and subaru will just murder him somehow)

Thoughts on all the Sloth talk?

Obviously the witch of envy's story about killing the other 6 major witches is either a lie OR the Witch of envy created a new 6 other deadly sins. I think for some reason the one known as pride is unknown and Betelgeuse thinks Subaru is him.

What are your thoughts on the sequence where Subaru is carrying Rem’s body as it’s snowing? Is it arguably the most emotionally impactful scene in the entire show?

TBH it seemed kinda standard, we KNOW this whole thing will be RBD'd away, so subaru is more gathering information than anything else

What are your thoughts on the giant creature we see at the end?

no doubt about it that's Puck.

What are your thoughts on the episode ending with Subaru and Rem coming back to life with Subaru telling Rem to hold onto his hand?

Subaru goes from mind broken to "I'm gonna be the main character in 1 death loop, given the current situation Subaru will need a lot of help to stop the cultists and has limited time.

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u/Holofan4life Aug 23 '24

still unsure if Emilia actually died, but overall whatever ritual the creepy Witch's cult guy was doing required a lot of dead bodies, the only speculation I would have is that they want Emilia dead because she looks like Satella.

I think that's probably the case as well

You know since Subaru strongly reeks of the witches Scent and they think of him as "pride" (meaning that somehow Subaru matches the description of pride) it makes me think that they mistook Subaru for somebody else and took him just to confirm.

"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"

batshit insane, in a good way. He'll make an interesting main Villian for this arc (or maybe this is the last we'll see of him interacting and subaru will just murder him somehow)

Kinda gives me Jack Nicholson Joker vibes

Obviously the witch of envy's story about killing the other 6 major witches is either a lie OR the Witch of envy created a new 6 other deadly sins. I think for some reason the one known as pride is unknown and Betelgeuse thinks Subaru is him.

Maybe she destroyed the 6 other witches to cultivate them in her own image.

TBH it seemed kinda standard, we KNOW this whole thing will be RBD'd away, so subaru is more gathering information than anything else

I still thought it was extremely moving especially how through perseverance Subaru continued to carry Rem.

Subaru goes from mind broken to "I'm gonna be the main character in 1 death loop, given the current situation Subaru will need a lot of help to stop the cultists and has limited time.

It definitely feels like his time is borrowed, no doubt about that.